Artist&#39;s canvas-holder.



No. 634,064. l ranma gon. 3,' 1899.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK MCDONOUGH, OF DOVR, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ARTIsTs cANvAsv-HoLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,064, dated October 1899. Application and January 2s, 1899. serial No. 703,148. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern/.-

VNew Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Artists Canvas-Holders, of which'the following is a speciiication.

This invention is a canvas-holder for artists use, the object being to provide a simpleY andconvenientappliance which can be arranged Within the cover of the color-lait for the purpose of holding the canvas before the paint is thoroughly dry. y Y A Another object ofthe inventionis to construct the device so that it Will be'readily adjustable to accommodate different sizes '.of frames; and with these objects in viewlmy invention consists, essentially, of grooved guideways adapted to be arranged upon the interior of the box-cover, said Ways crossing each other at the center, and headed bolts sliding in said ways and carryinga Washer and thumb-nut upon the threaded end for the purpose of binding the corner of the canvas to the guideway.

The invention consists alsoV in certain details of construction and novelties of combi! nation, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

InV the drawings forming part of this speciication, Figure l is a view showing the practical application of my invention. Fig. 2' is a perspective View of the guideways, showing the manner of crossing Vor intersectingeach other, the fastening-bolt being shown in' dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the guideway in section, the fasteningbolt and the frame carrying ih e canvas being shown in elevation.

In the practical embodiment of my invention I employ the grooved guideways A, which are secured to the inner face of the top or cover of the paint-box, said Ways extending diagonally across said top, as shown, and intersecting each other at the center, and where the said guideways intersect each otherthey slotway is cut out, as shown at A', in order to permit the insertion of the head B of the bolt C, which slides back and forth in the slot ofthe 'guideways, there being four such bolts at the center and sliding into its respective slot, it being understood, of course, that each bolt is intended to slide back and forth in its respective slot to or froinits respective corner, all of the slots having a common center. Each bolt carries a washer D sufficiently .large to overlap the corner of the frame E,

'the wingedfnuts F, screwed upon the ends `of the bolts D.

It Will-beseen that the grooves after being made to overlap the corners are securely fas.- tened upon the inside of the top andthe top closed Without affecting the painting, as it will be held out of contact With` anyT other object. y

If desired, the invention can he employed for the purpose of holding canvas vwhile it is being painted upon, thereby dispensing with the useof an 'easel or rack. lThe guidevvays can be made of Wood or metal and secured to the cover in any suitable manner, and they can be made in one piece or a number of pieces, as desired, so long as a series of guide ways are provided having a common center lin which the fastening-bolts can be adjusted for the purpose of securing the frame carrying the canvas.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

l. Ina device of 4the kind described, the

combination with a suitablebox, of a canvasholder comprising the slotted guideways se cured upon the inner side of the top or cover, said guideways intersecting each otherat the center, the Way being enlarged at said central intersection, headed bolts adapted to slide in the said guideways, the Washer and the Winged nuts all arranged substantially as described.

2. The combination with asuitable box havling a cover or lid of a canvas-holder secured upon the inner side of said cover comprising slotted guideways extending across said cover and intersecting each other at the center, said central portion being enlarged for the reception of headed bolts, substantially as described.

' PATRICK MoDONOUGI-I.

Witnesses: l

JOHN KIvEL,

Geenen' T. HUGHES.

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